Category: Quitting Tobacco

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ABCD of ICanCaRe Tobacco Cessation Intervention Program

Quitting Tobacco has been a challenge. Most do not plan to fail, but fail to plan! Planning and preparation is the most important step to being successful.

Any successful tobacco Cessation program has to incorporate these 4 things which I put as ABCD of the ICanCaRe Tobacco Cessation program. And this is the success mantra for achieving 100% success for our patients.

ABCD of our Cessation, how we will help you in this quitting journey.

  1. A – for ACTIVE MOTIVATION and FOLLOW UP in which quit coaches will give you follow-up calls to check your progress on this quit journey of yours. Keep you constantly motivated with encouraging words making your journey pleasant and happy.
  2. B – BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION takes the form of advice, discussion, encouragement, and other activities designed to help quit attempts succeed. In this, we will give you the detail about 7D of coping with the urge of Tobacco. We will also explain to you to abstain from common trigger points and manage withdrawals.
  3. C – COMORBID CONDITIONS, to ensure those suffering from comorbidities of tobacco are appropriately recognized and treated to prevent Cancer, Cardiovascular, malnutrition and immunity deficiencies, and other chronic diseases.
  4. D – DRUGS OR MEDICATION which can be divided into Nicotine Replacement Therapy, non-nicotine medications, and supportive medications that have anti-craving effects. Certain other supplements as per the requirement would be added for the purpose.

An ICanCaRe-certified tobacco cessation specialist follows the ABCD Of tobacco cessation for a 100% quit rate.

Book your appointment today to start a healthy tobacco/smoke-free life with the best in class tobacco/smoking cessation experts at www.icancare.in/quittobacco or call 011-430-77695 for help. Download the ICanCaRe e-cessation app for quitting smoking and tobacco at https://app.icancare.in. 

(The Author – Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. is Director of Surgical Oncology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali. Patparganj and Noida. He is the author of the book – Win Over Tobacco Made Easy, Be Smart Do Not Start and is highly recognized for his work on Oral Cancer and Tobacco Cessation. He is the convenor for the Certified Course in Tobacco Cessation at Gujarat University)

What You Need for Successfully Quitting Tobacco Chew and Smoking – COMMITMENT (COMMIT TO QUIT)

Yes, this is the only thing that I need from you for a 100% quit rate. Full Commitment and I assure you my and my team’s full commitment to handhold you through your journey. Make your journey a pleasurable and happy one. Happy while actively quitting and happy ever after.

The preparation needs careful planning and would need modulation as we go on. We would need all the inputs from you to help you cope up with the different situations that would arise.

  • Will power – The willpower to quit is needed. The willpower would not be the same for everyone. The Will Power Index helps me understand your requirement for the type of intervention.
  • Motivation – Motivation will vex and vane. Some days you may be high and other days your motivation would dwindle. Our team would be there to support you and keep you motivated. Please feel free to discuss.
  • Slips – It may happen. It gives an opportunity to understand weaknesses and learn how to handle those weak points. Discussing the reason for the slip and finding out a solution to handle it next time makes you stronger and committed to staying quit
  • Friends – Two types – 1. encouraging talking positively about your commitment to quitting. 2. Discouraging – making fun of you for your decision to quit. They are generally the ones who themselves are diseased, better avoid them now and forever. No need to argue with them they are not worth your time.
  • Nagging – It may have negative effects but let us think positively about the person nagging. The fact is that the other person is so frustrated over the period of time. Your positive approach would convert these negative factors to positive ones and give you the respect that you deserve. The only people you need around you are the positive people.

Remember: WITH EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH it is easy to SUCCESSFULLY QUIT TOBACCO. You need to take the first step and give us your commitment to quit, leave the rest to us. ICanCaRe Team will make this quit journey smooth and easy for you.

Once we have your commitment, we would help you through the withdrawals, the cravings, and various situations that would arise during the journey, but finally, you would win and that is assured. Just need to follow the ABCD of Tobacco Cessation. 

All the best and wish you a clean green healthy and lively life ahead. Visit www.icancare.in/quittobacco or call 011-430-77695 to get professional assistance to quit the tobacco/smoking addiction. Download the ICanCaRe APP.

Most Important Reasons to Quit Smoking and Tobacco

Any tobacco consumer or smoker is always encouraged to define 3 most important reasons to quit their habit so that it can remind them why they are quitting and keep them motivated in their journey to quit smoking successfully. This blog is an attempt to define some very common and important reasons why one would want to quit smoking. Pick out your reasons to quit and I’m sure many reasons will inspire you to stay quit and self control from smoking and chewing in vulnerable times.

Some common health reasons to quit smoking are:

  • Higher risk of getting infected with covid-19
  • Fear of suffering from cancer, CVD, CRD, Stroke, COPD and other chronic diseases
  • Early wrinkles on skin
  • Stains on teeth, skin and nails
  • Loss of smell, taste, hearing and vision
  • Increased risk of diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
  • Loss of fertility in both men and women
  • Painful menstruation for women
  • Tooth loss from periodontal diseases which wears the gums from chronic inflammation
  • Increased gastrointestinal problems such as bowel disorders, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, rectal bleeding etc.
  • Loss of bone density causing quick fractures, osteoporosis, etc.
  • Weakening of immune system making a person prone to infections and diseases

There are many more health impacts of smoking and tobacco use and we will discuss about it in other blogs in detail. There’s a misconception that smoking causes only cancer. However the fact is smoking causes more of CVDs and CRDs than cancer. More than 200 illnesses and chronic diseases occur in a person from tobacco consumption and smoking. On the contrary a tobacco consumer never believes that their tobacco habit or smoking is the root cause of their illnesses and diseases. Only when the chronic diseases start appearing does the consumer believe that tobacco has caused them irrevocable damages.

Other reasons to quit smoking and tobacco are:

  • Push from the family because the immediate family member, child or friends may be affected from second hand and third hand smoke
  • Financial losses from high expenditures of tobacco and its related products
  • Self-realization to quit habit on time before the damages cannot be undone
  • Ensuring safety of children and the near and dear ones like preventing burns, accidental fires, etc.
  • Negative social consequences like unacceptability in the non smoking group, feeling isolated at family parties or functions, difficulty in mingling with people around, etc.
  • Loss of productivity due to constant smoke breaks
  • Bad smell in clothes, hair, etc.
  • Self-realization to stop polluting the environment

The above are some of the common and most important reasons to quit smoking and tobacco forever. A person can have their own reasons to quit the habit and should always identify them before quitting. Constant reminder of 3 major reasons keeps the person motivated at all times to stay quit and firm on their decision quit the habit successfully.

Quitting tobacco and smoking, has been made very simple and easy at ICanCaRe with the scientific, medically validated and digitized tobacco cessation program. To register one can visit www.icancare.in/quittobacco or call helpline 011-430-77695 for assistance.